For the most part, I'm a fan of this cover. All the notes seem accurate, and I like your choice of instrumentation. However, I think that your mixing needs improvement. You start everything off at near-maximum volume, so there's nowhere for the song to go after the beginning. I would try starting of...

Your riffs are pretty energetic-sounding, and I like how you're experimenting with more complex harmonies. That being said, I think the song gets a little too repetitive, since you mostly repeat the same beats over and over again. Try varying things up; even just changing the volume or voice of a ri...

Hey, this brings back some good memories! I'd say that the biggest problem is your mixing. Everything's extremely loud, leading to important parts like drums getting drowned out. I recommend putting most of your channels at sub-A levels. This will not only help certain parts stand out, but also give...

Pretty nice and jazzy first song! I liked your use of samples and the drum beat that comes in later on. However, the song gets very repetitive after a while; that loud and expressive intro becomes boring after the first few times. You might want to also consider using chords other than minor ones.

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Assuming that your piano instrument is a duty cycled V02 to V06 instrument, you could simulate the soft pedal by making an instrument with the same volume envelope but a different, less plucky duty envelope. The sustain pedal could be done with echo effects or by alternating channels every note.